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Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Kristof de Witte

Kristof De Witte is a full professor (gewoon hoogleraar) in Education Economics and Political Economy at the Faculty of Economics and Business at KU Leuven, Belgium, and he holds the chair in ‘Effectiveness and Efficiency of Educational Innovations’ (bijzonder hoogleraar) at United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Kristof De Witte is further a Fellow member of the CESifo Network.

Expert Assistant Professor

Dr. Pui Hang Wong

Pui Hang Wong is a research associate at UNU-MERIT and an assistant professor at Maastricht University.

Expert Lead, Strategic Foresight for the Net-Zero Transition

Dr. Mark Workman

Dr. Mark Workman is an expert in strategic policy making and whole system analysis, specializing in energy transitions, environmental and climate change, and conflict.

Staff Junior Fellow

Victoria Dan Wu

Victoria Dan Wu is a Junior Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU) Paris Office.

Expert Research Fellow, Environmental Governance

Dr. Karl William Wurster

Dr. Karl Wurster is an environmental governance scholar and digital systems specialist working at the intersection of applied research and public policy implementation.  

Expert Research Fellow, Water and Power Systems

Dr. Cheng Xiong

Dr. Cheng Xiong specializes in the optimization of water and power systems.

Expert Research Intern

Jiayi Xu

Jiayi Xu is a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS.

Staff Consultant

Nanami Yamaguchi

Nanami Yamaguchi is a Consultant in the Office of the Rector.

Expert Director

Dr. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi

Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi is the Director of UNU-IAS.

Staff Programme Associate

Tomoko Yamamoto

Tomoko Yamamoto is a Programme Associate for the Biodiversity and Society Programme.